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GPS For Dummies

GPS For Dummies


By Joel McNamara

ISBN: 978-0-7645-6933-3
Format: Paper
Pages: 408 Pages
Pub. Date: June 2004

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Price: $21.99
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Introduction.

Part I: All About Digital Maps.

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Digital Maps.

Chapter 2: Dissecting Maps.

Part II: All About GPS.

Chapter 3: GPS Fundamentals.

Chapter 4: Grasping Important GPS Concepts.

Chapter 5: Selecting and Getting Started with a GPS Receiver.

Chapter 6: Using GPS with a PDA.

Chapter 7: Geocaching.

Part III: Digital Mapping on Your Computer.

Chapter 8: Digital Mapping Hardware Considerations.

Chapter 9: Interfacing a GPS Receiver to a Computer.

Chapter 10: Using GPS Manufacturer Mapping Software.

Chapter 11: Finding Places and Coordinates.

Chapter 12: On the Road with DeLorme Street Atlas USA.

Chapter 13: On the Ground with Maptech Terrain Navigator.

Chapter 14: From the Air with USAPhotoMaps.

Chapter 15: Creating and Using Digital Maps with OziExplorer.

Chapter 16: Going Three Dimensional with 3DEM.

Part IV: Using Web-hosted Mapping Services.

Chapter 17: Saving and Editing Street Maps.

Chapter 18: Navigating Web Road Maps.

Chapter 19: Exploring Web Topographic Maps.1

Chapter 20: Overhead Image Web Sites.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 21: Ten Great GPS and Map Web Sites.

Chapter 22: Ten Map Printing Tips.

Chapter 23: Ten Tips for Athletes.

Index.

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